The last surviving pilot of the Dambusters raid in World War II, Tauranga resident Les Munro, will be a guest of honour at England's 70th anniversary of the raid on May 16.

A confidential document outlining Air NZ's plans for saving money and finding business was accidentally released internally, sparking concerns it would be made public.

Airlines are warning Auckland Airport could make $78 million of excess profits during the next five years, a figure the airport says is a theoretical extreme.

When Cathay Pacific's first plane touched down in New Zealand just on 30 years ago, ticket prices were regulated by the government and, as with all airlines, you could smoke onboard.

Online travel site Expedia says customers still prefer to book complex trips offline.

A proposal for a private helipad on the Spencer estate beside the Waitemata Harbour has drawn 129 objections.

Editorial: When the Government confirmed its mixed-ownership model strategy, it was taken for granted that Air New Zealand would be the tail-end Charlie.

The Government should move quickly to ban lasers that can interfere with aircraft, the Labour party says.

A police investigation has been launched after laser lights were shone into the eyes of pilots using Wellington Airport.

Airports around the country are actively courting Jetstar in the hope it will fly to the regions and increase competition.

Jetstar has cancelled hundreds of domestic flights because of sagging demand on main trunk routes over May and June.

Qantas has unveiled its new uniform for 12,600 of its staff at a fashion parade featuring supermodel Miranda Kerr.

Jetstar says it is looking at expanding its domestic network to regional centres, prompting Air New Zealand to say it will staunchly defend a stronghold of the airline.

Air New Zealand's exposure in China will be boosted in a leading Chinese reality show You Are The One.

Government auditors have asked an agency which criticised aviation regulators for poor record-keeping to improve its own reporting performance.

Our national carrier is working hard to get us noticed in China, writes Alexander Speirs.

The heavier a plane is, the more av-gas is needed to fuel it.

A big upgrade of Auckland International Airport's entranceway on George Bolt Memorial Drive has started and 9m high mounds of earth will soon be developed to create a dramatic gateway.

Budget airline Jetstar is working on an image change, with the airlinesaying it will modify its pitch beyond just price.

The United States has flown highly sophisticated Global Hawk drones through New Zealand airspace, official papers reveal.

Some might say Bertrand Piccard has adventurer in his genes. His father, Jacques, was one of the first people to explore the Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the world's oceans.